Ingersoll - OR 119 (Harris Street) and Clarke Road improvements

Purpose

Oxford County is initiating a Harmonized Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study that will consider a range of alternative improvements to the Oxford Road 119 (Harris Street) and Clarke Road intersection, as well as the widening of Oxford Road 119 from Clarke Road to Highway 401. This project is taking place in the Town of Ingersoll, Oxford County (refer to the Study Area map). 

The purpose of this study is to:

• Identify and evaluate alternative solutions for improving the intersection and widening Oxford Road 119
• Select a preferred solution for transportation improvements
• Evaluate and recommend a preferred design concept for the preferred solution

Scope

This notice signals the commencement of this Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study, which will define  the project; identify and evaluate alternative solutions; and determine a preferred alternative solution in consultation with the public, Indigenous communities and regulatory agencies. Potential impacts of the intersection improvement alternatives on the social, cultural, economic and natural environments will be evaluated and assessed during the Class EA Study.

This project is being completed as a Schedule “C” project in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2024) and a Group “B” project under the Class EA for Provincial Transportation Facilities and Municipal Expressways (2024), approved under the  Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.

Upon completion of this study, a Project File Report documenting the process will be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks and made available for public review for a period of 30 calendar days.

Public consultation

Public, Indigenous, and agency consultation is a key component of the Class EA process and will be sought throughout the study. Project information, study documents and updates are available on the project website on Speak Up, Oxford! at www.oxfordcounty.ca/speakup

Those interested in this study are invited to participate by attending the Public Consultation Centre (PCC) #1:

Thursday, September 25, 2025
Drop-in: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Ingersoll Town Hall – Council Chamber
130 Oxford Street, 2nd Floor

Oxford County will also be making preliminary study material and plans available for public review at a Public Consultation Centre (PCC) in accordance with the Harmonized Class EA requirements. 

If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive notices and information, or if you wish to provide comments at any time during the Class EA Study process, you can do so through the project contacts. 

All comments received through the course of the study will be considered and documented in the Project File Report as part of the public record.

Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

Study documents

• Notice of Study Commencement and Public Consultation Centre #1: Oxford Road 119 (Harris Street) and Clarke Road intersection improvements and Oxford Road 119 widening in Ingersoll | Print version (Sept 4, 2025)

Contact

Noah Brister, P.Eng.
Project Engineer
Oxford County
519-539-9800, ext. 3107
nbrister@oxfordcounty.ca